Philippine Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality

Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality
Senate of the Philippines 20th Congress
History
New session started	July 28, 2025 (2025-07-28)
Leadership
Chair	Risa Hontiveros (Akbayan) since August 5, 2016 (2016-08-05)
Structure
Seats	11
Political groups	Majority (9)   Nacionalista (3)   NPC (2)   KANP (1)   Liberal (1)   Independent (2) Minority (2)   Akbayan (1)   NPC (1)

The Philippine Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

History

The Senate had a Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations until September 2, 2013, when it was split into the Committee on Youth and the Committee on Women, Family Relations and Gender Equality. The latter committee's creation also led to the addition of gender equality in the list of matters under its jurisdiction. ^[1]

The committee got its current name after its jurisdiction was again expanded on August 3, 2015, to include matters relating to the welfare and protection of children. ^[2]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate, ^[3] the committee handles all matters relating to:

• Women
• Welfare and protection of children
• Family relations
• Equality before the law of women and men

Members, 20th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality has 11 members.

Position	Member [4]	Party
Chairperson	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
Vice Chairperson	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista
Deputy Majority Leaders	JV Ejercito		NPC
	Rodante Marcoleta		Independent
Members for the Majority	Bam Aquino		KANP
	Win Gatchalian		NPC
	Imee Marcos		Nacionalista
	Francis Pangilinan		Liberal
	Raffy Tulfo		Independent
	Camille Villar		Nacionalista
Member for the Minority	Loren Legarda		NPC

Ex officio members:

• Senate President pro tempore Jinggoy Estrada
• Majority Floor Leader Joel Villanueva
• Minority Floor Leader Tito Sotto

Committee secretary: Gemma Genoveva G. Tanpiengco

Historical membership rosters

19th Congress

Position	Member [5]	Party
Chairperson	Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan
Vice Chairperson	Nancy Binay		UNA
Members for the Majority	Pia Cayetano		Nacionalista
	Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista
	Grace Poe		Independent
	Imee Marcos		Nacionalista
	Robin Padilla		PDP
	Raffy Tulfo		Independent
	Bong Go		PDP
	JV Ejercito		NPC
	Mark Villar		Nacionalista
Member for the Minority	None

Committee secretary: Gemma Genoveva G. Tanpiengco

See also

• List of Philippine Senate committees

References

1. "Senate Resolution No. 6 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
2. "Senate Resolution No. 93 (16th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 3, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
3. "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
4. "Senate Permanent Committees - 20th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
5. "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. August 19, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 19, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.